Monday, August 2, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Three members of the "Keep it Beltline" campaign are running for the state legislature.

 2. The percentage of Oregon schools meeting expectations under "No Child Left Behind" has inched up.

3. A portion of the coast has been reopened for razor clam harvesting.

4. State public health officials have lifted the toxic algae warning for Lemolo Lake.

5. President Obama recently authorized creation of the country's first National Ocean Policy.

6. Home Valley Bank, founded in Cave Junction has failed.

7. Spotted owl numbers in the Northwest are declining.

Center:

Intro music: Bruce Becvar "Sands of Time"

1. Tripp Sommer interviews author Rick Moody about his book "The Four Fingers of Death."

Outro music: Chill Out, Phase Two "Sad World"

2. The increase of bald eagles in the northwest has lead to the decrease of other birds. Tom Banse reports.

Second Newscast:

1. Wildfires in British Columbia have lead to hazy skies in Washington and Oregon.

2. The search for a missing camper in the Mount Hoosd National Forest has been scaled back.

First Newscast:

1. Gas prices briefly hit a statewide average of $3 a gallon in Oregon for the first time in 2 years, before falling back to $2.99 to start the week.

2. An Oregon man has been fined $10,000 for practicing chiropractic medicine without a license.

3. A doctor at the Oregon State Hospital claims he was forced to resign after an investigation into a patient death.

4. Cascade Bancorp has filed a $427-million federal lawsuit against Cohen & Co Financial Management of Philadelphia.

5. Angela Kellner reports on a job fair for veterans in the Lane County area.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on organizers of the Eugene Celebration teaming up to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.

Center:

Music in: Girlyman "Trees Still Bend"

1. Interview with Bill Queen, U.S. Forest Service Information Officer, about the Rooster Rock wildfire near Sisters.

2. Leslie Hildreth reports from the new farmer's market at the Spencer Creek Grange.

3. Will Robbins reports from Warm Springs about Rocky Mountain Goats being reintroduced for the first time in 100 years along the Cascade Mountains.

4. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of "Ruined."

Second Newscast:

1. Smoke drifting from the Rooster Rock fire south of Sisters is affecting Central Oregon.

2. Oregon is tightening water quality restrictions on suction gold dredges, which small-time miners use to glean flecks of gold from river bottoms.

3. Deputy district attorneys in Deschutes county have filed a petition to unionize with the Oregon Employment Relations Board.

First Newscast:

1. Nike boosted it's CEO's compensation more than 84% in the last fiscal year.

2. Al-Can Cable plans to close its power transmission line cable plant near Roseburg by the end of the year, eliminating 78 jobs.

3. Pacificorp may join with Portland General Electric in building a 210-mile high-voltage line between Salem and Boardman.

4. Doug Nadvornick reports on the Forest Service may reduce the scope of an unusually large and complicated land exchange in Idaho.

5. Tom Banse reports on a company hoping to build the first commercial wave energy project on the West Coast has cleared a major hurdle.

6. Mike Van Meter reports on the weatherman watching over the Rooster Rock fire near Sisters.

7. Rachael McDonald reports on Lane County Judge Kip Leonard being honored with a ceremony to rename a courtroom at the juvenile justice center in Eugene.

Center:

Music in: Mitsuki Dazai "Sakura Sakura"

1. Interview with James Anderson with the Japanese American Association about the local commemoration of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Music in: Mitsuki Dazai "Rokudan"

2. Viz City visits the Portland Art Museum.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the Obama Administration approving Oregon's detailed plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure.

2. Oregon regulators say they want consumers who sell their gold jewelry to make sure they look for a sticker that shows the state has certified the scales used to weigh it.

First Newscast:

1. A 5-year-old boy missing at a state park along the Oregon coast has been found safe.

2. Mike Van Meter reports on the fire burning near Sisters.

3. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce wants people to know the town is still open for business, despite the nearby wildfire.

4. A Roseburg man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the heas has been charged with attempted murder and assault.

5. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is trying to find the person who injured a deputy by shining a green laser into his eye.

6. Salem's Courthouse Square building has been added to the city's list of dangerous buildings.

7. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon's district attorneys who are unhappy with state-mandated salary cuts.

Center:

1. Interview with musician T-Model Ford.

2. Natural World.

Second Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on Northwest states expecting to get an infusion of cash from the federal government.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports on two women in Idaho with a transplant story. 

Friday, August 6, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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